Infrastructure & Cloud
Platform / Kubernetes Engineering career guide
Builds the internal platform: containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD and infrastructure as code.
Job titles
- Platform Engineer
- Kubernetes Engineer
- Infrastructure Engineer
Skills employers ask for
- Kubernetes
- Containers
- Infrastructure as code
- CI/CD
- GitOps
- Observability
- Service mesh
- Terraform
- Helm
- Docker
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
- GitHub Actions
- Ansible
- Linux
- Python
- Bash
Certifications for Platform / Kubernetes Engineering roles
- CKA
- CKAD
- CKS
- Terraform Associate
- AWS SAA
Recent Platform / Kubernetes Engineering postings
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What does a Platform / Kubernetes Engineering do?
Builds the internal platform: containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD and infrastructure as code.
What skills does a Platform / Kubernetes Engineering need?
Common skills in Platform / Kubernetes Engineering postings include Kubernetes, Containers, Infrastructure as code, CI/CD, GitOps, Observability, Service mesh, Terraform, Helm, Docker.
Which certifications help for Platform / Kubernetes Engineering roles?
Employers often ask for CKA, CKAD, CKS, Terraform Associate, AWS SAA.
How many Platform / Kubernetes Engineering jobs are open?
ReconHire lists about 101 recent postings that match Platform / Kubernetes Engineering titles, and 21 of them are remote.
How much does a Platform / Kubernetes Engineering make?
Among 36 recent postings that list pay, the middle half falls between $166k and $208k a year, with a median near $187k. Pay varies by city, experience and employer.